Marjorie L. Deines

Marjorie L. Deines passed away Sunday, August 30, 2026 at Beatrice Community Hospital and Health Center surrounded by family having attained the age of 88 years. “Granny” as she was affectionately known by her sons, daughters-in-laws, grandchildren and great-grandchildren was born August 3, 1938 to Everett and Eva (Morton) Coleman in Hays, Kansas. She spent her formative years in WaKeeney, Kansas and graduated from Trego Community High School in 1956. She married Donald “Velvet” Deines on October 24, 1959. Marge and Don moved to Beatrice, Nebraska in 1964. Marge worked at First National Bank, Blue Valley Mental Health Center and spent the remainder of her working career with a 20 plus year stint at Deines Pharmacy. She loved her kids, grandkids and great grandkids. She especially loved visiting with her neighbors and spending time at the family home at Lake of the Ozarks.
Marge is survived by her sons, Mitch (Colleen) Deines of Beatrice, NE, Scott (Geri Ann) Deines of Fremont, NE and her daughter Jill (Kelly) Hedlund and family of Manhattan, KS; grandchildren, Jonathan (Danielle) Deines, Beatrice, NE; Jessica (Devon) Wegner, Lincoln, NE; Benjamin (Natalie) Deines, Bennington, NE; Blake Deines, Lincoln, NE; Conner Deines (Sydney), Lincoln, NE; great grandchildren, Mia, Leo, Collins, Merritt, Dallas, Reid, Larson, Scarlett; sister, Nancy Tomanek, WaKeeney, KS; and sister-in-law Rosetta Jamison as well as many beloved nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband Don; her parents; in-laws, Adam and Miriam Deines; infant sister, Janice Marie; sister, Betty and husband Bill Norton; brothers-in-law, Gary Tomanek; LaVerne “Deacon” and wife Delores Deines, and Duane Jamison; sister-in-law, Gladys and husband “Wild Bill” Feist; and nephew, Randy Deines.
A celebration of Granny’s life will be held at Cornerstone Lutheran Church in Beatrice at 10am on Thursday, September 3, 2026 with the Reverend Doyle Karst officiating. The service may also be viewed at www.ghchapel.com. Burial will immediately follow the service at Evergreen Home Cemetery in Beatrice. The body will lie in state on Wednesday, September 2, 2026 from 11am to 8pm at Griffiths-Hovendick Chapel with the family greeting friends from 6pm-7:30pm and in state at the church one hour preceding the service. A family prayer service will be held at 9:45am on Thursday at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to Cornerstone Lutheran Church and Friends of the Beatrice Cemetery with Bob and Darcy Moran in charge. Additional service details, including any livestreams, video tributes, or memories may be found at www.ghchapel.com.
These services have been entrusted to Griffiths-Hovendick Chapel in Beatrice.